Principles and Practice of Expressive Arts Therapy - Softcover

Paolo Knill, Ellen G. Levine And Stephen K. Levine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1843100398 ISBN 13: 9781843100393

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley, 2004

Synopsis

Challenging traditional therapeutic approaches to the arts in which art is often secondary to a psychological model, Principles and Practice of Expressive Arts Therapy provides a coherent theoretical framework for an expressive arts therapy practice that places the process of art-making and the art work itself at the center.

This book lays the philosophical foundation for a fresh interpretation of art-making and the therapeutic process by re-examining the concept of poiesis. The authors clarify the methodology and theory of practice with a focus on intermodal therapy, crystallization theory and polyaesthetics, and give guidance on the didactics of acquiring practical skills. Case studies of clinical practice and guidance on supervision and training in intermodal expressive arts therapy complement the theoretical chapters.

Combining philosophy, theory and practice, this book is an essential text for students and academics in the field and for practicing expressive and specialized arts therapists.

About this title

About the Author

Stephen K. Levine is Professor Emeritus of Social Science at York University in Toronto, Canada, Vice-Provost and Dean of the Doctoral Program in Expressive Arts Therapy: Education, Consulting and Social Change at the European Graduate School in Switzerland, and Co-Director of ISIS Canada.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1843100398
• ISBN 13: 9781843100393
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 264